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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope if it was back to school week for you that it went smoothly, the card here today is just for you ;)
I used the super sweet Relax Barnaby for my Digital Delights card and he is for all of you who need a vacation now that Summer is over! LOL

Now who could resist this cutie? She was fun to color and I think I could do with a moment where she is :)
Now it is over to you to go and create an animal card and come back and share with us, you could be our winner.
Katie

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

It's time for a new challenge at Magnolia-Licious and we are looking for Clean and Simple (CAS) cards for this challenge. Yes I know how much you love to add all those fabulous embellishments to your Maggie cards but this time we need the "less is more" look. Now to most CAS artists my card may have too much on it but in my world this is as simple as it gets!

Now who wouldn't want Gucci Tilda as a friend, she is stylish and fun all at the same time!
As well as our challenges at Magnolia-Licious have you been checking out our "W"ednesdays? Each week we have super cards featuring Wee Stamps and Wild Rose Studios and they are so wonderful, you must come back and take a look.
Now it's over to you, go and make a CAS card for us and come back and share, you could be our winner!

Saturday, August 24, 2013

It's a while since I made a card for Pink Gem and their Gem of a Challenge with my short break from blogging and the fact that we spilt the team from 2 to 3 and I have missed coloring up those super sweet images!
I got to choose the challenge for this week and I went with "Anything with a B....", you could choose Boys, Buttons, Blue, Butterflies, Brads or Black (like I did), anything as long as it starts with a "B"!

I love this sweet image of Chloe, she still looks super girly even when dressed up as a pirate!
I hope you will join in with us at Gem of a Challenge, it is a super easy challenge and we would love to see you over there :)
Katie

Friday, August 23, 2013

TGIF!!!
Wow what a week it has been here, so busy that I seem to meet myself coming back in the opposite direction! Running back and forth to school for marching band practice, getting school clothes, haircuts, and hopefully today we will get a last trip in with a visit to the Dallas World Aquarium
But somehow I managed to fit in a little extra card using the super sweet Invitation Tilda, I can't believe I hadn't inked her up before.
I thought she looked like she could be writing a letter to a very special someone and so that is the theme I went with.

The base of the card was covered with some gorgeous lace fabric that I have had for a while, I bought it when it was on sale and 1 yard goes a long way!
I added a little embossing enamel around the edge of the image and all the edges of the card base to add a little shabby style to the card, I love the effect it gives.
Anyway be back tomorrow for a Pink Gem card and I hope if you have last minute Back to School stuff to do that your weekend goes well :)
Katie

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Ooh have I got a treat for you today? Take time to grab a "slice" of my card for Digital Delights, it sure is a yummy one!
I really love this image, a perfect cake for lots of occasions and so much fun to bling it up with glitter and liquid pearls.

It has been the month of birthdays here, both sons had them last week and it is hubby's on Saturday so cake has been on the menu a lot at the Tate household recently.
I hope you enjoyed a slice of this virtual cake and are all ready for school to start soon, ours is on Monday and then I get to take a well deserved break :)
Katie

Now this little seems to be enjoying his last few days before school goes back playing outside! I know this Summer has flown by, school starts on Monday and that is when my break starts .
I hope you like this and be sure to see the other card I posted today for "W"ednesday at Magnolia-Licious!
Katie

It's "W"ednesday and that means more fabulous Wee Stamps and Wild Rose Studios cards for you to see at Magnolia-Licious!
This week I went with the adorable Emily and her Cat and although she sold out first time around she is on her way back soon, she just has to travel all the way from the UK and it takes a little longer.
But while you are waiting for her to arrive have you seen the new Surprise Packages that Diana has on offer right now? There are 3 choices of surprises (some even include dies!) and although it will be a surprise I know you will love them!

Oh my goodness how cute is this scene? Just adorable and an absolute dream to color, I love them so much!
So now you have seen my card be sure to drop by Magnolia-Licious to see the other wonderful cards from Team B and while you are there be sure to enter our Lace Challenge, you still have a few days left to get your entries in.
Katie

Monday, August 19, 2013

Today is my turn to share an extra inspiration card at the Inky Impressions Inspiration blog. There are lots of extra cards and projects over there and it seems not many people know about it and I'd love you to take a look and leave a little love for the designers over there.
I went with a Birthday card today, everyone needs extra Birthday cards don't they?

It's the start of a new week and for me a new team! I have been making cards with the super cute Paper Nest Dolls for a while and so it is wonderful to be a part of the team.
The new challenge is "Shaped Cards" and you can see all the fabulous samples at the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge!
I thought I'd squeeze in another Summer card and Boogie Boy Owen was the perfect guy for the job!

I used a large Lifestyle Crafts die to make the card base, I hardly ever make non square cards so this was a challenge for me. I added some Honey colored embossing powder to the area around Owens feet to look like sand, but I used glue instead of embossing ink and let it air dry instead of using the heat gun (it would have melted the crystals and that wasn't the look I was looking for) and I think it worked out really well.
I hope you liked this and will give a shaped card a go soon and come back and share at the Paper Nest Dolls Challenge!
Katie

Sunday, August 18, 2013

It's Sunday so that means a new challenge over at Pile It On and this time we want to see NO DESIGNER PAPER on your creations! Please don't go running and screaming for the hills, you have plenty of options to create a great card, you could stamp or paint your background, use sprays or mists, use embossing folders, ribbons, stickers, just NO DESIGNER PAPER!
We have a new sponsor this week and it is Oak Pond Creations

Saturday, August 17, 2013

Happy Saturday everyone!
I am trying to get back in the swing of things with lots of new stuff for you to see and today I have a Summery "Just Because" card that I made a few weeks ago.
We took a short break/long weekend and got two days at the beach a few weeks ago and this takes me back to the warm ocean breeze (well wind) on my face and my toes in the sand.
It has been a super busy week for me with two birthdays, running to and from school for both High Schoolers who have "before school starts stuff" with Band and PSAT team and I could do with a walk on the sand but it's not coming any time soon so this card will have to make do.

A very simple card for me, just a little layering for dimension, a few layers of torn sand, a little inking and that was about it.
Anyway. I'm sending Buckets of Love to all of you and be sure to drop back tomorrow for a card for the new challenge at Pile It On!

For each drawer start with a piece of cardstock measuring 8 1/2" by 7". Score at 1" and 2", turn a 1/4 turn and repeat and repeat until all 4 sides are scored as in the photo.

Cut away the 3 squares on each corner as shown in the photo. Snip the remaining square to the score line to form a flap so you can create the corner.

A big tip is to cut the flap to make an angle as shown in the photo to make the corner easier to form and to make a crisper corner.

Add Scor-Tape as shown to the inside sides.

Turn over and add Scor-Tape to the flaps on the outside.

Form the drawer on the scored lines and use the Scor-Tool to create crisp edges from the inside out.

Each drawer is designed to fit the doll on the stamp plate.

To join the drawers a sleeve needs to made for each drawer. By creating each drawer individually means this project can be adapted to create as many drawers as you like. The sleeves are created from a piece of cardstock measuring 12" by 3". On the 12" side score at 2". 3" 7 1/2" and 8 1/2".

Check for a clean fit around the drawer and then create the sleeve using Scor-Tape to adhere. The drawer should fit snuggly in the sleeve. Add Scor-Tape on the outside to attach the drawers together.

The completed drawers before decoration.

Decorate the outside of the drawers with coordinating paper.

To create stability I made a top and base from a die cut piece with chipboard underneath it for strength. Attach to the top and bottom of the drawers with Scor-Tape.

I added a mirror backed with a decorative die to make the drawers into a pretty little girls dresser.

To make sure the mirror stayed in place I created a stand from chipboard covered in coordinating paper that was attached to the mirror and the dresser.

The drawers open to store the stamps, the paper dolls and clothes.

I stamped and colored 5 dolls and stamped and cut the clothes from coordinating paper. I plan on completely paper piecing the outfits at a later time.

This is a great project to give to any girl that loves fashion and needs something to do on an inside afternoon. The top drawer has room for a pair of scissors and a stamp pad so more dolls and clothes can be made when the fancy takes her.
I hope you liked this and make sure you looked at all the fabulous projects this week.